{"id":7238,"date":"2026-06-29T15:28:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T13:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/luzfernandez.com\/stories\/del-efecto-latam-en-madrid-al-efecto-retorno-en-galicia\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T15:29:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T13:29:58","slug":"from-the-latam-effect-in-madrid-to-the-return-effect-in-galicia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/luzfernandez.com\/en\/stories\/from-the-latam-effect-in-madrid-to-the-return-effect-in-galicia\/","title":{"rendered":"From the \u2018LATAM effect\u2019 in Madrid to the \u2018return effect\u2019 in Galicia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are market issues that interest me particularly because I don\u2019t just observe them as a professional, but they also affect me deeply on a personal level.<\/p>\n<p>I, too, am the daughter of immigrants. And perhaps that is why I have always paid particular attention to the deep-rooted relationship between Spain, Latin America and heritage.<\/p>\n<p>In recent years, we have seen very clearly the impact that large fortunes from Latin America have had on the luxury property market in Spain, and particularly in Madrid.<\/p>\n<p>Madrid began to establish itself as a particularly attractive destination for high-net-worth individuals from Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia, Argentina and Brazil, drawn by a combination that is very difficult to match: language, cultural affinity, legal certainty, quality of life, good international connections and a premium market that still offered value compared to other major capitals.<br \/>\nBy 2025, Latin American buyers already accounted for 26 per cent of prime property buyers in Madrid, within an increasingly internationalised market.<\/p>\n<p>But I am also very interested in observing what happens when this trend is applied to Galicia.<\/p>\n<p>Because here, as well as seeing the influx of foreign capital from various sources, there is another very specific phenomenon: the \u2018return\u2019 effect.<\/p>\n<p>And this effect does not always mean returning permanently.<br \/>\nOften it has to do with something far more emotional and, at the same time, deeply rooted in one\u2019s heritage: the desire to own a large house in Galicia to visit whenever one feels like it, to spend long periods there, to bring the family together, or even to envisage a future retirement here.<\/p>\n<p>In Galicia, we have some very visible examples of this. The case of Avi\u00f3n, in Ourense, is probably one of the best known, with the V\u00e1zquez Ra\u00f1a family serving as a symbol of that emigrant success linked to Mexico and of that summer return which continues to have a very powerful impact on the region. Even figures such as Carlos Slim have spent summers there as guests of the family, turning this small Galician municipality into a truly unique example of the bond between Galicia and the Americas.<\/p>\n<p>This return is expressed in the desire to maintain a genuine connection with the land, to return every summer and to invest in heritage, quality of life and a sense of belonging.<\/p>\n<p>And this is where Galicia offers something very special.<br \/>\nBecause it is not just about buying a home.<br \/>\nIt is about buying identity, memory, landscape and a particular sense of belonging.<\/p>\n<p>It is about returning to one\u2019s roots.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In recent years, we have seen very clearly the impact that Latin America\u2019s wealthiest individuals have had on the luxury property market in Spain, and particularly in 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